RouteNote’s Free vs Premium Model: Whats Best For You?

by RouteBot on June 16, 2010

At RouteNote we recently launched our Premium platform and it has been a great success so far. In this article we will run through the key benefits of each model. This will hopefully help artists make the right decision when deciding which option is the most profitable for them.

Free Option

No Upfront Fees

Choose As many or as little partners as you would like. (iTunes, Amazon MP3, Spotify, eMusic, Deezer and more.)

Artists keep 90% of all revenues

Premium Option

Costs = $10 per single, $20 per EP, $30 per album and $45 per extended album per year.

Artists keep 100% of all revenues

Choose As many or as little partners as you would like. (iTunes, Amazon MP3, Spotify, eMusic, Deezer and more.)

What is the best option for you?

Example 1: Single

Premium Option of $10 for a single and sells 100 downloads for the year. The artist would receive approx $0.64 per download ($0.99 per download less $0.35 store commisions). Totaling = $64.00 – $10 upfront = $54.00